Lamp-mounting.



E. A. HAWTHORNE.

VLAMP MOUNTING. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 24, 1913.

1,090,981. Patented Mar. 24, 1914u Fm am by B. A. HAWTHORNE.

LAMP MOUNTING.

APPLIGATION FILED MAR. 24, 1913.

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LAMP-MOUNTING.

T0 all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ELLswoRTH A. Haw- 'rrioRNn a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Bridgeport, county of Faireld, and State of Connecticut, have invented an Improvement in Lamp-Mountings, of which the following description, in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a specification, like characters on the drawings representing like parts.

This invention relates to lamp mountings, and more especially to a universally adjustable mounting, or bracket, for supporting a lamp upon the steering structure of a cycle.

My invention will be best understood by reference to the following speciiication, when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings of several specific embodiments thereof, while its scope will be more particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a plan of one form of lamp mounting embodying my invention; Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same; Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the samej Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail side elevation, partly in section, of a modication in which the lamp mounting is secured to the handle bar only; Fig. 5 is an elevation of the parts shown in Fig. 4, viewed from the right side; Fig. 6 is a side elevation of another form of mounting, in which an acetylene gas generator for the lamp is also mounted on the lamp mounting; Fig. 7 is a side elevation of the mounting' shown in Fig. 6, as adapted for a battery to supply current to an electric lamp mounted on the mounting; Fig. 8 is a side elevation of still another mounting adapted for an acetylene gas tank at the rear of the lamp; Fig. 9 is a side elevation of the mounting shown in Fig. 8, adapted to support the battery for supplying current to the lamp; and Fig. l0 is a side elevation of another form of lamp mounting embodying my invention, in which the brace rods eX- tend from the lamp supporting arms downwardly to the front axle of the cycle.

Referring to the drawings, and more especially to Figs. 1, 2 and 3, 11 is a lamp, which may be of any suitable type, which it is desired to support on the steering structure of a cycle. The latter comprises a fixed head 12, and a swiveled steering head 13, having a usual handle bar 14 and a pair Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 24, 1913.

Patented Mar. 24, 1914. serial No. 756,492.

of fork braces 15-15 of common form, which serve in the case of a motor cycle to brace the front fork. These fork braces are usually inclined forwardly and downwardly from their point of attachment to the steering head, and in some cases diverge downwardly, while in other cases, they are parallel.

In the construction shown in Figs. 1, 2

l and 8, the fork braces 15-15 serve as supports for a pair of lamp-supporting arms 16-16, the latter being provided with vertical studs 17-17 passing upwardly through and secured to lugs 18-18 of the lamp, by means of nuts 19*19. In order to provide for the angular adjustment of the lamp in a vertical plane, as well as to provide for an adjustment of its mounting t0 suit supports of different dimensions, the lamp supporting arms 16 are mounted on the supports 15 by suitable universal connections and suitable clamps. Any other suitably adjustable connections may be provided, but herein each of the arms 16 is mounted on a pivot 20 on substantially horizontal axes A-A, so as to permit the lamp to be angularly adjusted in a vertical plane. The pivots 20, in turn, are mounted on swivel members 21, which latter are swiveled on pairs of suitable clamps 22 secured to the supports 15. Each pivot 2O may be in form of a bolt passing through the arm 16, and swivel member 21, and if desired, t-he latter may be provided with suitable means interengaging with the arm to lock the latter in the desired position of adjustment. Such locking means may be in the form of two sets of interengaging teeth 23 and 24 (see Fig. 3), which may be disengaged by simply loosening the bolt, then adjusted to the proper angle, and afterward locked in the new position of adjustment by tightening up the bolt in an obvious manner. The swivel members 21 are mounted on the clamps 22 to turn about axes B-B, preferably .at right angles to the axes rfi- A of the pivots 20. By this means, the arms 16 may be adjusted not only about the axes A-A of the pivots 20, but also about the axes B-B of the swivels 21. Ars a means for securing the swivels 21 to the clamps 22 and securing the latter to the supports 15, the swivels may be provided with screw-threaded Shanks 25 passing through the clamps, and provided with nuts 26.

Each of the clamps 22 is herein composed` of two clainp members 27 and 28, the latter being provided with one or more slots 29 adapted to receive tongues 30 provided on the clamping members 27, respectively. By

this means, the clamp 22 may be adjusted to lit the supports 15 of various diameters within their range of adjustment, and said clamps may be adjusted about the axes C-C of said supports. As a further means for securing the lamp supporting arms 1G in the selected position of adjustment, and bracing said arms to prevent the lamp from vibrating, I may employ braces extending from said arms to some suitable part of the supporting structure. In the form shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3, I have shown a pair of braces 31 extending from the forward end of the lamp supporting arms 16' to the handle bar 14. As a means for securing each of the braces 31 to its respective lamp supporting arm 16, a clamping collar 32 encircling the forward end of such arm is provided with a pair of ears 33 embracing the forward end of the brace rod, and provided with a clamping screw 34, which latter also serves as a pivot about which the brace rod may be swung in a vertical plane. It will now be understood that the brace rods 31 may be adjusted about the vertical axes D-D of the forward ends of the lamp supporting arms, and about the horizontal axes E-E of the pivots 34. It will be evident, also, that the lamp supporting arms may be adjusted about the axes D-D, by swiveling the studs 17 in the lugs 18.

The rear ends of the brace rods 31 are herein secured to the handle bar 14, by means of clamps 35 encircling and clamping about the latter, each of these clamps in the present instance comprising two clamp members 36 and 37 provided respectively with ears 38 and 39. Each brace rod, where it passes through the ears 38 and 39 of its respective clamp, is screw-threaded and provided with clamping nuts 40 and 41, which may serve the double purpose of contracting the clamp and adjusting the brace rod longitudinally. Since handle bars vary somewhat in diameter, the clamps 35 are preferably provided with means permitting a considerable range of adjustment. In the present instance, the clamp member 37 is provided with a plurality of slots 42, either of which is adapted to receive a tongue 43 provided on the clamp member 36. The nuts 40 and 41 obviously serve as an additional means of adjustment, as well as serving to contract the clamps about the handle bar 14 to secure them rigidly in place. It will now be evident that since the clamps 35 are swiveled on the handle bar 14, they provide a means for permitting adjustment of the brace rods 31 about axes F-F, while the brace rods are being adjusted about axes E-E. If desired, the brace rods'31 may be made longitudinally adjustable or extensible, by means of sleeve nuts or turnbuckles 44, interposed between, and having right and left screw-threaded engagement with, the .front and rear parts of the brace rods.

If desired, the lamp mounting may also serve as a mounting for the number-plate required by law in some States to be car-v ried on the front part ofthe machine. This may be accomplished very conveniently by providing a pair of uprights 45, having their lower terminal portions bent Vto conform to the shape of the clamp member 37, and pro-vided withsuitable perforations to receive the brace rods 31, while theY nuts 41 serve to vrigidly clamp the uprights in place, thereby forming an eifective and attractive means for supporting a number-plate 4G secured to the uprights.

porting arms upon the handle bar of the In some cases, it. may be desirable tosupport the lamp-supcycle, as shown in Figs.`4.and 5. In such Y casc, no changes inthe construction of the mounting hereinbefore described will be necessary, except the'omission ofthe brace rods, which in the described construction extend from the handle bar to the forward ends of the lamp-supporting arms. In the construction shown in Figs. 4v and 5, however, I have shown a slight modication of the clamp for securing the swivels to the handle bar. In this form, the clamp comprises two clamp members 47 and 48, which instead of being provided respectively with interlocking tongues and slots, as in the already describedv form, are provided with ears 49 and 50 to receive the clamping bolt 51. In other respects, the mounting is ex-v actly similar to that illustrated in Figs. 1, 2 and 3. l

If desired, the lamp mounting may also serve as a convenient mounting for an appropriate lamp supply means, as illustrated in Figs. 6, 7 8 and 9. In 'cases where an acetylene gas lamp is employed in connection with the generator, the latter may be conveniently supported at the rear of the lamp upon the lamp mounting, as illustrated in Fig. 6. This may be accomplished by simply 'dispensing with the described turnbuckles or sleeve nuts 44, and mounting a gas generator 52 on the brace rods by means of appropriate clamps 53. If an electriclamp is employed, the brace rods 31 may serve as a support for a lamp supply means in vthe form of a suitable battery, or b-atteries, mounted in ajcase 54, supported on` the brace rods, as shown in Fig. 7, directly at the rear of the lam-p.

In case it is desired to employ a gas storage tank to supply the lamp, I inaysubstitute for the brace rods 31 a pair of brace rods 55, as shown in Fig. 8, appropriately lformed to receive the tank, the latter being securely held in place by means of suitable straps 56, partially encircling the tank, and secured to the brace rods by bolts 57. In other respects, the lamp mounting may be exactly similar to that already described, and shown in Figs. l, 2 and 3. By simply omitting the straps 56, the bolts 57 may serve as a convenient means for mounting a battery, or battery box 5S on the brace rods 55, as illustrated in Fig. 9, without requiring other change in the construction of the mounting. By supporting the lamp supply means upon the lamp mounting in any of the described ways, a short direct connection with the lamp can be made, and the use of long, inconvenient, flexible connections may be avoided, thus obviating the objection .which has heretofore existed, where the lam-p supply means was located on the main frame of the cycle. By placing the lamp supply section directly upon the lamp mounting', moreover, it is out of the way of the rider, and: may be easily controlled by providing a controlling valve or switch, as the case may be, adjacent the handle bar, so that the lamp may be conveniently regulated.

Referring now to Fig. 10, this form of my invention is similar in all respects to that shown and described in connection with Figs. 1, 2 and 3, with the exception t-hat I have substituted for the brace rods 3l and their connections a pair of brace rods 59, extending from the lamp supporting arms to the axle 60 of the cycle, the lower terminal portions of these brace rods being provided for this purpose with ears 61, through which the usual axle 60 extends. If desired, these brace rods may be made longitudinally adjustable or extensible, by means of sleeve nuts or turnbuclrles 62 having screw-threaded engagement with upper and lower sections of the brace rods, as clearly shown in Fig. l0. By this means, lthe angle of inclination of the lamp may be readily adjustable, and the lamp rigidly held in fixed position while in use.

IVhile I have herein shown and described several embodiments of my invention for illustrative purposes, and have discussed and disclosed in detail the construction and arrangement incidental to several applications thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is limited neither to the mere details nor relative arrangement of parts, nor to its specific embodiments herein shown, but that extensive deviations from the illustrated forms or embodiments of the invention may bc made without departing from the principles thereof.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire by Letters Patent to procure is l. The combination with a lamp and a suitable support, of a pair of lamp-support ing arms extending in general direction horizontally and pivotally mounted on said support to permit said lamp to be adjusted in a vertical plane, and means connected to the outer ends of said arms rigidly to hold said arms in the selected position of adjustment.

2. The combination with a lamp and a suitable support, of a rigid mounting comprising a pair of lamp-supporting arms extending laterally from said support and pivotally mounted on said support to permit said lamp to be adjusted in a vertical plane, and brace mea-ns also extending laterally from said support to hold said arms rigidly in the selected position of adjustment.

3. rIhe combination with a lamp and a suitable support, of a rigid mounting comprising a pair of lamp-supporting arms extending laterally from said support and pivotally mounted on said support to permit said lamp to be adjusted in a vertical plane, and a pair of brace members also extending laterally from said support and rigidly connecting said arms to said support.

4t. The combination with a lamp, of a rigid mounting therefor comprising pivoted lamp-supporting means extending in general direction horizontally and permitting vertical adjustment of said lamp, and brace means also extending in general direction horizontally to hold said lamp rigidly in the selected position of adjustment.

5. The combination with a lamp, of a rigid mounting therefor comprising pivoted lamp-supporting means permitting vertical adjustment of said lamp, brace means to hold said lamp rigidly in the selected position of adjustment, lamp-supply means mounted on said brace means, and means upon which said mounting as a whole is mounted to swing laterally thereby to carry said lamp and said supply means as a unitary structure.

6. rIhe combination with the steering structure of a cycle, of a lamp, and a rigid mounting for said lamp comprising lampv supporting means extending forwardly from said steering structure, and brace means rigidly connecting said steering structure to the forward portion of said lamp-supporting means.

7. The combination with the steering structure of a cycle, of a lamp, and a rigid lamp mounting comprising a pair of lampsupporting' arms pivotally mounted on said steering structure to swing in substantially parallel vertical planes and secured to oppo site sides of said lamp, and means to secure said arms in fixed position.

8. The combination with the handle ban and steering head of a cycle, of a lamp, and a rigid lamp mounting comprising lampsupporting means extending forwardly and upwardly from said steering head, and brace means extending from said handle bar to the forward portion of said lampLsupporting means, and rigidly connecting said lampsupporting means to said handle bar.

9. The combination with the handle bar and steering head of a cycle, of a lamp, and a rigid lamp mounting comprising lampsupporting means extending forwardly and upwardly from said steering head, and adjust-able brace means extending vfrom said handle bar lto the forward portion of said lamp-supporting means, and rigidly connecting said lamp-supporting means to said handle bar.

l0. The combination with the handle bar and steering head ot' a cycle, of a lamp, a rigid lamp mounting comprising lamp-supporting means extending forwardly and upwardly from said steering head, brace means extending'trom said handle bar to the forward portion of said lamp-supporting means and rigidly connecting said lamp-supporting meansto said handle bar, and lamp supply Y lneans supported on said brace means.

1l. The combination with a lamp, of a rigid lamp mounting comprising a pair ot arms extending in general direction horizontally and supporting said lamp, means on which said arms are swiveled permitting angular adjustment of said arms toward or from each other and angular adjustment of the lamp in a vertical plane, and means positively to lock said arms in the selected position of adjustment.

l2. The combination with a lamp, of a pair ot upwardly rising laterally diver-ging arms, means on which said arms are swiveled to permit angular adjustment of said arms toward or from each other and angular adjustment of said lamp in a vertical plane, and means to lock said arms in the selected position o'i' adjustment.

13. A lamp mounting comprising, in combination, a pair ot' independent lamp supporting` arms, a pair of supports, and independent universal connections between said arms and said supports.

la. A lamp mounting comprising, in combinatio-n, a pair oit lamp-supporting arms, a pair ot supports, a pair of clamps secured to said supports, and means adjustable to secure said arms to said clamps.

15. A lamp mounting comprising, in com,- bination, a pair of independent lamp-supporting arms, a pair of spaced supports, means connecting one of said arms to its support. permitting such arm to be adjusted about either ot two axes, and other means connecting the other of 4said arms to said support permitting said armsto be adjusted about either of two axes.

16. A lamp mounting comprising, in combination, a pair of independent lamp-sup porting arms, a pair of spaced supports, means tor securing one of said arms to its support including two swivel members whose axes are transverse to each other, and other means for securing the other of said arms to its support including two swivel members whose axes are transverse to each other.

17. A lamp mounting comprising, in combination, a pair of lamp-supporting arms, a pair of swivel members, on which said arms are adjustably pivoted, a pair ot supports on which said swivel members are adjustably pivoted, and means to secure said arms and said swivel members in the desired position of adjustment.

1S. A lamp mounting comprising, in combination, a pair of lamp-supporting arms, a pair of supports, a pair otx clamps secured to said supports, respectively, and a pair of swivel members pivoted to said clamps, respectively, and to said arms on axes transverse to each other thereby to permit said arms to be adjusted to various positions relative to said supports.

19. A lamp mounting comprising, in combination, a pair of independent lamp-supporting arms, a suitable support, independent adjustable connections between said arms and said support, a pair of braces, and adjustable connections between said bracesV and said support and between said braces and said arms. Y

20. The combination with the handle-bar and steering-head of a cycle, of a lamp-supporting means extending forwardly from saidl handle-bar and steering-head, a lamp supported by said lamp-supporting means, lamp-supply means supportedon said lampsupporting means at the rear otsaid lamp, saidV steering-head, handle-bar, lampV and lamp-supply means, constituting a rigid unitary structure, and means to which said unitary structure is pivoted to swing sidewise.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specifi-cation, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ELLSVVORTH A. HAWTHORNE.

tnesses Louis A. JONES, CLARA L. STUART.

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